Differences in biometrics and moult of non-breeding Red Knots Calidris canutus in southern Africa and Scotland reflect contrasting climatic conditions

Ibis

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 127-135

  Summers, Ron W ^a   Underhill, Les G ^b   Waltner, Manfred ^c   Swann, Robert L ^d  

^a Lismore   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c NONE   (South Africa)

^d NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

East Atlantic Flyway; Fat index; Migration

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BIOMASS; BIOMETRY; CLIMATE EFFECT; FLIGHT; FOOD AVAILABILITY; MIGRATION; MOLT; MUSCLE; SUBSPECIES; WADER;

AFRICA; EURASIA; EUROPE; SCOTLAND; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

AVES; CALIDRIS CANUTUS; CALIDRIS CANUTUS CANUTUS; SCOLOPACIDAE;

EID: 71949085435     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: 1474919X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2009.00972.x     Document Type: Article

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